ACHD Services

The ACHD Director

The ACHD Director oversees the day-to-day operation and management of the ACHD workforce.
Bruce S. Wong, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, became Director on February 7, 2011. During his tenure, ACHD adopted an Integrated Five-Year Work Plan
to provide more transparency and to display the link between the District’s capital construction program and daily operations and maintenance activities.
The District also added flashing yellow arrows at intersections to improve traffic flow, placed reflective pavement markers to enhance nighttime driving,
introduced green turn boxes and painted lanes to increase cyclist safety, expand bicycle and pedestrian travel lanes,
increased community program funding and focused maintenance and traffic operation strategies.

The term of office for each Commissioner is based on a rotation schedule designated by state law.
The Commission generally meets on the first, second, and third Wednesday of the month at noon. An evening meeting
occurs on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. and every effort is made to schedule items of potential
public interest for the evening meetings. No meetings occur on the fifth Wednesday of any month. Special meetings
are scheduled as needed.

News and Press Releases
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Year-end and safety metrics speak to safety priority at ACHD

The Ada County Highway District ended 2018 with accident and injury metrics that were low and in some cases nominal when compared to last year. Historically much of the work that is done by ACHD can present the opportunity for safety-related injuries and accidents for ACHD staff. But in recent years, ACHD Director Bruce Wong has placed a greater
emphasis on the need for safety throughout the agency. As a result, year end metrics for 2018 show there were zero time-loss injuries in 2018 – a first for the District. The total cost of the
injuries for the agency was also 94% lower--$8,073 in 2018 as opposed to $130,030 in 2017 and 98% lower at $350,000 in 2014.

"Safety is at the heart of everything we do here at the Ada County Highway District," said Wong. "We don’t believe in shortcuts, and every team member here has safety protocols that they must follow.
Any member of the team can stop an operation at any point if they believe those protocols aren’t being followed."

Every member is properly trained on equipment before being given the keys. And if leadership within the Highway District begins to see a trend with accidents and safety incidences, they hold a safety stand down;
a time set aside for leadership to refresh team members on proper technique and safety protocol.

"At the end of every day, we want to send all team members home in the same or better condition than when they came to work that day," said Wong. "These numbers tell us that our high safety
standards are working to help ensure that happens."